We are pleased to announce the release of the first PlanH short video in a series of five. This video celebrates the accomplishments of Granisle, a small northern BC community that serves as a vivid demonstration of how age-friendly policies improve health and...
This guide has been created to help communities in British Columbia continue or initiate work on becoming age-friendly. It is primarily aimed at local governments but provides guidance to individuals, community and voluntary organizations, or anyone interested in...
The BC Seniors’ Guide includes information and resources on benefits, healthy living, health services, housing, transportation, personal security, finances, and other services. In addition, there is a listing directory at the end of the guide, and questions in...
Thanks to innovative planning and multi-sectoral collaboration, the Village of Granisle is a thriving community as well as a vivid demonstration of how age-friendly policies improve health and wellness for community members of all ages. Zarna Dilley, a senior resident...
Cobble Hill Village had the intention of responding to the results of an Age-Friendly Community Project study by creating a mixed-use development that included affordable housing, but were soon informed by seniors included in the study that this was not necessarily...
The First Nations Health Authority and the Ministry of Health released the first edition of the BC Elders’ Guide on July 8, 2014. This unique health and lifestyle resource is based on the BC Seniors’ Guide and is specifically designed for First Nations and Aboriginal...
The First Nations Health Authority and the Ministry of Health released the first edition of the BC Elders’ Guide. This unique health and lifestyle resource is based on the BC Seniors’ Guide and is specifically designed for First Nations and Aboriginal Elders. The BC...
The District of Saanich combined global-scale perspectives and local-level partnerships to create the conditions for healthy, active aging in the municipality. One of 33 partner cities world wide that participated in the World Health Organization (WHO) Global...
Describes the Child and Youth Friendly Communities initiative. Contains three toolkits (Making Space for Children: Rethinking and Re-creating Children’s Play Environments; Aboriginal Child Friendly Communities Toolkit: Inclusion of the Early Years; Making Your...
Documents the Measuring Up the North Initiative to make northern British Columbia more accessible for people with disabilities and of different ages. Sections on bylaws, OCP tools, the measuring up process, accessibility/inclusion topics, funding opportunities, and...
